Mary Morello
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Oct 8, 2026
Tom MorelloSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Where I live in California, I have the luxury of voting my conscience for president for third party candidates that better align with my ideas of justice and equality.
Tom MorelloSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But in any and every contested race, as my mom Mary Morello always said, we have to fight the fascists every which way we can.
LukeHOST
I'm gonna stop it right there.
LukeHOST
So he did a good job clarifying.
8 MINS LATER
LukeHOST
And I do like that he's at an airport with that hat on and those glasses.
LukeHOST
This is the guy that sc- like, we talked about scaring parents with Slayer.
LukeHOST
Oh, if, like, moms caught their kids li- like, watching the "Dig" music video.
LukeHOST
Holy crap, those parents were terrified.
Tom MorelloSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Where I live in California, I have the luxury of voting my conscience for president for third party candidates that better align with my ideas of justice and equality.
Tom MorelloSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But in any and every contested race, as my mom Mary Morello always said, "We have to fight the fascists every which way we can."
LukeHOST
I'm gonna stop it right there.
LukeHOST
So he did a good job clarifying.
8 MINS LATER
LukeHOST
And I do like that he's at an airport with that hat on and those glasses.
LukeHOST
This is the guy that's sc- like, we talked about scaring parents with Slayer.
LukeHOST
Oh, if, like, moms caught their kids li- like, watching the Dig music video.
LukeHOST
Holy crap, those parents were terrified.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Rest in peace to all the martyrs.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Rest in peace, Mary Morello.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Free the world.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Free Palestine.
speaker_22SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Rest in peace to all the martyrs.
speaker_22SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Rest in peace Mary Morello.
speaker_22SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Free the world.
speaker_22SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Free Palestine.
Tom MorelloGUEST
We're supporting organizations who do the real work to make sure that our democracy is protected.
Matt BushHOST
So on your Instagram account this week, you noted that it was your mother's birthday this week.
Matt BushHOST
She would have been 103.
Matt BushHOST
She sadly passed away earlier this week.
Alison StewartHOST
This Saturday, Morello is hosting the Power to the People Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland, featuring Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Public Enemy, and more.
Alison StewartHOST
He also recently launched the Mary Morello Memorial Project in honor of his mother, a lifelong activist who passed away earlier this year.
Alison StewartHOST
Tom stopped by the studio while he was in town last week to talk about the album.
Alison StewartHOST
We're airing that conversation with him today on what would've been Mary's 103rd birthday.
21 MINS LATER
Alison StewartHOST
I wanted to mention your mom.
Tom MorelloGUEST
Sure.
Alison StewartHOST
Um, Mary Morello, who passed away in August.
Alison StewartHOST
We talked about your mom the last time you were here.
Ari EmanuelGUEST
...
Ari EmanuelGUEST
I'm happy, and as my mother taught us when we were growing up, would you like to have a meaningful life or a life of pleasure? I would rather have a meaningful life because that is a life of pleasure.
Ari EmanuelGUEST
And I have had an incredible, meaningful life.
Ari EmanuelGUEST
I've enjoyed all of it.
58 MINS LATER
Merritt WeverGUEST
Ask around.
Merritt WeverGUEST
But, but- Ask around ... tougher hosts, tougher hosts- [laughs] ... might need a shoulder to cry on.
Merritt WeverGUEST
They may need a mother, a therapist, a girlfriend, a mommy, a pharmacist, whatever.
Merritt WeverGUEST
Yeah.